It was still early– barely 6:30 in the morning– but she could hear voices rising from downstairs. She woke with a start, sweating, and pushed back the comforter on her bed. “Gilly,” he said, and then he shot her in the heart. Standing there was her father, holding a gun. She stumbled down the stairs and yanked open the door. After eons she managed to swing her legs over the side of the bed. She was in bed, so sick she could barely lift her eyelids, but whoever it was wouldn’t go away. Gillian dreamed that the doorbell was ringing.

Which character most deserves pity in this book? Why?.

What does Jordan McAfee learn from his client?.How does the bond formed between parent and child influence each of their actions? Compare the father/daughter relationships of Addie and Roy, Gillian and Amos, Charlie and Meg, Matt Houlihan and Molly, and Catherine and Reverend Marsh.In what ways does Jack's relationship with Addie save him? In what way does it lead to his destruction?.Is it witchcraft that brings about Jack's downfall? Or something else?.To what extent is this book about spirituality and religion, and its abuse?.And then imagine how powerful you'd feel if you could ruin someone's life.'Do you agree? Are the most powerful people the ones who have the ability to influence others' fate? Explain, using the examples of Amos, Gillian, Jack and Addie. Gillian says on page 64, 'Think how powerful you felt tonight, healing someone.What is the significance of having Jack be a trivia expert?.Should a verbal accusation of rape be enough to get the judicial wheels turning? Explain, using the examples of both Catherine Marsh and Addie Peabody.

Is it possible, in your opinion, to reinvent yourself?.How do these flashbacks affect the present-day story, and why did she choose to do this? Picoult tells the story of Jack's life backward, to the moment of his birth.Should the citizens of a town have the right to decide who lives there?.What is the significance of the title of the book?.Is it possible to distance oneself from one's past? Which characters in the book support this claim? Which refute it?.In what ways is there a witch hunt in the town of Salem Falls? What sparks the conflagration, and what feeds the fire? This book is billed as a Y2K update of The Crucible.

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